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(from The Abilene Reporter, November 26, 1909)

LOCAL TEACHERS IN ROSCOE TODAY-----WHERE TEXAS & PACIFIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IS IN A 2 DAYS’ SESSION-----FIVE WILL BE ON PROGRAM-----Attendance Likely to Reach 250, with Teachers from Every Point of Good Size in Central West Texas-----

Some twenty-five, possibly thirty, instructors in the various schools of Abilene boarded the early morning westbound train today for Roscoe, where the Texas & Pacific Teachers’ Association convened this morning at nine o’clock. The Abilene delegation will be absent from the city until Saturday night at midnight. They were joined here by teachers from the rural communities.

Five local instructors will participate in the program. Superintendent J. H. Burnett will deliver an address on “Some difficulties that a superintendent has to solve.” Principal E. B. Looney of the High School will discuss Latin in the High School. Mrs. E. W. Vawter will talk on how to deal with tardiness, the Round Table will be discussed by Miss Anna Evans, while Mrs. Nannie E. Avriett will discuss nature study in the second grade.

The large attendance of teachers may be explained by the fact that the school board granted the teachers of the public schools a holiday that they might attend. This is rather an unprecedented step and shows that the board is determined that Abilene shall not only not be behind in such matters, but shall actually take the initiative.

The Texas & Pacific, Roscoe Snyder & Pacific, and Orient roads granted a fare of one and a third for the association. Sweetwater entertained all teachers who came over the Orient and waited there for connections. It is estimated that the total attendance of teachers will be between two hundred and two hundred and fifty teachers from such points as Abilene, Merkel, Trent, Sweetwater, Cisco, Baird, Big Springs, Midland, Roby, Stanton, Colorado City, Haskell, Snyder, and Anson.

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This was the first time I'd seen my garden buddy since early spring..

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

West Texas Wind Festival on Saturday

Moe Bandy is the headliner for this year's Wind Festival.

Plans are being finalized for the seventh annual West Texas Wind Festival, and organizers are expecting a large crowd, especially for the free concert and the fireworks show. As usual, the downtown streets will be lined with vendors all afternoon and evening, and kids’ bounce houses and inflatables will be in the park.

The Plowboy Mudbog will be going on at the baseball field in the afternoon, and the annual Roscoe Pig Sale will be in progress at the FFA Ag barn.

Music for the free concert and street dance will begin downtown at six with Rance Norton and the Cadillac Cowboys, who were impressive when they opened for Mel Tillis at the Lumberyard recently. Norton’s two CDs, True Country and Here We Go Again are filled with traditional country music. As Norton says, “If it doesn’t have a fiddle or steel guitar, it isn’t country music.”

They will be followed about 8:15pm by country music legend Moe Bandy, who’s been producing hits since the 1970s. His first hit, “I Just Started Hating Cheatin’ Songs Today,” was followed by several others: “Bandy the Rodeo Clown,” “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life,” “Here I Am Drunk Again,” “Cowboys Ain’t Supposed to Cry,” “It’s a Cheating Situation,” “I Cheated Me Right Out of You,” “Americana,” and others.

A former bull rider, both Moe and his brother Mike Bandy are members of the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.

The fireworks show will follow Bandy’s performance at about 9:45 and conclude this year’s Wind Festival, although those who aren’t ready to go home yet can move over to the Lumberyard, where Lyndall Underwood and the Dusty Creek Band will play until midnight. There will be no cover charge.

Here are the events of the day:Roscoe Elementary “Run with the Wind” One-Mile and 5K Runs

9:00am – Registration begins at the RCHS Special Events Center. Entry fee for the mile run is $15 and for the 5K run $25. Those who pre-register by today, October 16, can be sure of an included t-shirt.

10:00am – The One-Mile Fun Run begins.

10:30am – The 5K Run begins. Prizes will be awarded to the first-place male and first-place female with medals for the top three places of two groups: runners under 14 and runners 14 and over.

BBQing in the Wind Cookoff around the Fire House and Community Center.

Approximately 100 July and August show barrows and gilts offered. They are just right for local, county, and state shows held from December to March. Most will be certified Texas bred. Sellers include Mund, West Texas Genetics, Lazy Oaks Genetics and Raising Kaine.

There will be a concession stand serving brisket sandwiches and drinks. All proceeds of the sale go to the Roscoe FFA.

Free Concert and Street Dance downtown "on the bricks"

6:00pm – Rance Norton and the Cadillac Cowboys7:45pm – Announcements of Cookoff and Mudbog winners and giveaways8:15pm – Moe Bandy and Band

Fireworks Show – 9:45pm

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STATE-RANKED ALBANY TOO MUCH FOR PLOWBOYS, 44-0

Kevin Lavalais catches a pass in early action against Albany.

The Plowboys made some good plays and hung tough against a bigger, more experienced opponent Friday evening, but the game was never really in doubt as the undefeated, state-ranked Albany Lions (No. 9 in Class A, No. 3 in Class A, Division II) rolled over the Plowboys, 44-0.

The game started on a bad note as the Plowboys received the kickoff and then fumbled on the first play from scrimmage. The Lions recovered on the Plowboy 29 and on their first offensive play ran it in for a touchdown. The extra point was good, and before a lot of fans had even found a seat, the Plowboys were behind 7-0. To the Plowboys’ credit, they kept the Lions from scoring again for the rest of the first quarter.

The second quarter was a different story, though, as the Lions scored three touchdowns and on the last play before the half kicked a field goal to make the score 30-0.

They then scored a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarters to make the final score 44-0.

The Plowboys are now 2-4 on the year and 1-2 in district play. This Friday they play Ranger in Ranger. The Bulldogs are 1-5 on the year and 0-3 in district. They lost to Gorman in Gorman last week 36-30.

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ALBANY JV TOPS PLOWBOY JV 42-34

In a high scoring affair in Albany last Thursday evening, the Albany JV came out on top, 42-34. The Lions opened the scoring with a touchdown and extra points, but the Plowboys came back and tied it up 8-8, which is how the first quarter ended. In the second, both teams scored again, but neither converted the extra points, and at halftime the score was 14-14.

In the third quarter, Albany scored three touchdowns to Roscoe’s one making it 36-20. In the fourth, the Plowboys had two TDs to Albany’s one, making the final score 42-34.

Tomorrow evening, the Plowboy JV will take on the Ranger JV at Plowboy Field. Kickoff is at 6:30.

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POST OFFICE COMMUNITY MEETING TODAY AT 3:00PM

The community meeting regarding the fate of the Roscoe Post Office will be today at the Roscoe School Cafetorium at 3:00pm.

Results of the recent surveys sent out to everyone in the Roscoe postal area will be shared, questions answered, and additional information provided. Unless survey results show that people prefer otherwise, the Roscoe Post Office will be maintained with weekday hours for window service cut from 6½ hours to 6 per day.

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CENTRAL ROLLING PLAINS CO-OP HOSTS OPEN HOUSE AT GIN

Larry Black introduces "The Hydrologists of Roscoe," a group of 6th graders who recently won a research project competition.

The Central Rolling Plains Co-op held its annual open house last Wednesday with a hamburger lunch at the gin northwest of town. Gin Manager Larry Black gave a short address to the members present and updated them on recent developments regarding the gin, and a couple of student presentations followed.

Members also wrote down their guesses for the number of cotton bales to be ginned this year, and a $100 prize awaits the person who gets the closest without going over.

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WEATHER REPORT: RAIN

We got a nice rain on Sunday evening. It started about five o’clock and fell until about one early Monday morning. I had 1.9” in my rain gauge for Sunday and .1” for that one hour on Monday, making a total of two inches even. A couple of times the rain just came pouring down, but most of the time it was light and easy.

Skies were overcast and grey Sunday, Monday, and yesterday, as the rain preceded a cold front. Temperatures have dropped, and I had to turn on the heat and put on an extra blanket last night for the first time since spring. Highs since Sunday have been in the mid to low seventies, and last night’s low was 47°F. It also rained some more yesterday, mostly drizzle. I had .3”, bringing the total to 2.3” since the rain began on Sunday.

The predicted high for today is only 55° and the low tonight 45° with continued cloudy skies. Tomorrow should be partly cloudy and warmer with afternoon temperatures into the mid sixties. The outlook for Friday and Saturday is for partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper sixties, which should be just fine for the Wind Festival—although you may need a jacket or sweater if you stick around for the fireworks. The low that night will be in the upper forties.

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REDNECK FUN

(Click image to activate video.)Recent rains filled the bar ditch near the cotton gin west of town, and Jeremy Baker and Travis Williams decided to do some wakeboarding in it with Jeremy's wife, Eden, pulling them with a rope from a four wheeler just like a boat would on a lake.